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One of the finest american authors of the 20th century, wallace stegner compiled an impressive collection of accolades during his lifetime, including a pulitzer prize for fiction, a national book award, and three o. Publication date 2002 topics married people, friendship, novelists publisher new york. Jun 25, 2014 crossing to safety chronicles the 35year friendship amicitia between two couples, which started in madison, wisconsin, in 1937. Terry tempest williams author crossing to safety modern library classics paperback by apr2002 paperback online books in format pdf. Wallace earle stegner february 18, 1909 april, 1993 was an american novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and historian, often called the dean of western writers. Crossing to safety is a 1987 semiautobiographical novel by wallace stegner. Read online for free crossing to security by wallace stegner epub.
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